Title
Military Service Records of James Hampson
Reference
YA1996.2839
Production date
1909 - 1946
Creator
- Hampson, James RichardBiographyBiography
Enlisted in the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in February 1909 and discharged from the regiment, with the rank of Company Sergeant Major, on the 21st February 1916. He then went on to enlist with the Royal Flying Corps in May 1916 and served with the Corps as a Rigger until 1919.
During the Second World War he was a Lieutenant in the Home Guard.
Scope and Content
Papers relating to service career of James Richard Hampson initially in the Territorial Forces and later in the British Expeditionary Forces prior to discharge.
Extent
0.01 linear metres
Physical description
Good
Language
English
Archival history
Originally kept in the care of James Hampson then subsequently by his son prior to donation.
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Hampson, James RichardBiographyBiography
Enlisted in the 1/4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in February 1909 and discharged from the regiment, with the rank of Company Sergeant Major, on the 21st February 1916. He then went on to enlist with the Royal Flying Corps in May 1916 and served with the Corps as a Rigger until 1919.
During the Second World War he was a Lieutenant in the Home Guard.
- Royal Air ForceBiographyBiography
The Royal Air Force was created by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corp and the Royal Naval Air Service as an independent air service during the First World War.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
